Vastu Purusha

is the mystical and spiritual lord of a land
where he lies with his face down. The picture given besides is a cosmic
diagram of how Vastu purusha resides in every piece of land, House ,
Office or Factory , with his face down in the ground facing the North
east.The Picture of the VASTU PURUSHA symbolizes the following:

Head in the North
East = Positive Thinking.

Lower Body in the
southwest = Stability.

Navel in the Center
= Awareness.

Hands in the North
west And south east = Movement and Energy.

There
is an interesting story in the MATSYA PURANA in which the birth
of the Vastu Purusha is narrated. Vastu Purusha is , said to have been
born from Lord Siva's perspiration, when the Lord was fighting
the demon Andhakarusan.While fighting with the demon, Shiva was very
much tired and began to sweat profusely. As a drop of Sweat fell on the
ground A large dreadful being was born he was very hungry and started
devouring everything and when the Demon was slain he ate him too then he
prayed to lord Shiva to grant him a boon “Please permit me to eat away
all the three worlds.” He asked for and Lord Shiva said, “Let it be so.”
The devotee’s joy knew no bounds. He got possession on all the three
worlds and first he was ready to eat the terrestrial world. Then the
celestial beings, Brahma, Vishnu and the demons (Rakshasas) also were
terrified and caught hold of the devotee encircling him Forty-five
celestial beings, out of whom 32 from without and 13 from within caught
hold of him and threw him on the ground These celestial Beings laid
force on his different limbs and Since then, he has been lying there
surrounded by the celestial Beings . The gods granted him permission to
eat offerings on grahpooja and also blessed him to punish thouse who do
not respect him and his rules of VASTU SHASTRA and thus he was called “the
God of Vastu or VASTU PURUSHA”

You will be known as VASTU PURUSHA , and you will be present in every
piece of land . People will only be benefited if they abide by your
principles and one constructing anything adverse o your principles will
not experience bliss and prosperity from the House or office. Then the
Vastu Purusha was quite satisfied. Since then the worship of
Vastu-Purusha has been in vogue and it has become compulsory to start
any construction activity.

Vastu
Shastra is a part of treasured Vedas and originates in the Yajur Veda
under the section Stapatya Vidya, although the exact origins of VASTU
are still debatable but as per the scriptures available it is probably
dated around 4000-5000 B.C. Basic principles and reference are also
found in the “Punanas”.

It is also said that Brahma created the world and then appointed
Vishvakarma to develop a system of architecture in order to provide
harmony and bliss to the inhabitants. Vishvakarma then studied various
factors like the solar –system, water, plantations, geographical
topography, Shapes, Weights etc and initiated the science of VASTU
SHASTRA.

As per the data available our sages know a lot about the universe and its
geo-physical effect on humans along with the mysteries of the cosmos
much before the western world discovered it. And based on this study on
of these systems they discovered Vastu Shastra in order to provide the
maximum benefits to people living therein.

As per our Ancient Books there are originally 18 teachers of VASTU
SHASTRA they are :

Also there is a mention of Vastu in the Ramayan that the entire city of
Ayodhaya was designed by Manu a leading architect in those times based
on the principles of VASTU SHASTRA.
Similarly there are references to Vastu in the Mahabharta too where
houses for the kings were build as per this valued science.
References of VASTU SHASTRA are found even the Buddhist literature where
people were advised to consider Vastu in construction of Houses.
Even in the cities of Mohanjodaro and Harappa are based on Vastu
Shastra.The Aryans were the first to exploit the full potential of the
Science of Vastu Shastra. When they occupied the India-subcontinent they
fully understood the importance of our Vedas and gradually began to
translate and compile the VEDAS and studied them to develop townships
and houses according to the Vastu principles mentioned in the
Atharvaveda and Yajur Veda.

Vastu Shastra,
A science of Environmental Harmony and Energy, its mere mention creates a
feeling of wonder and an air of inquisitiveness among people. Vastu
Shastra, which was earlier considered as a archaic or a primitive
science and was also regarded as a Luxury for the Wealthy few had now
exploded and metamorphosed as mainstream thought, whereby most of the
buyers of property as well as construction companies consider it
extremely important to get the property assessed by a Experienced VASTU
Professional in order to asses the strengths and weakness of the plot
and also to get to know what energy the property can render to them in
the long run.

Vastu basically is the interplay of various forces of nature involving the
five elements earth, water, wind, fire and air. Vastu guides us as how
to maintain equilibrium of these elements their influence on peoples
lives.

Also from the above
it is very much clear that VASTU SHASTRA is universal. It is not
confined to any particular group of people or religion and is beneficial
in the development of all human being irrespective of any caste, creed
or religion.